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• Only well-written works will descend to posterity. Fulness of knowledge, interesting facts, even useful inventions, are no pledge of immortality, for they may be employed by more skilful hands; they are outside the man; the style is the man himself.

  Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

  Men, Hands, Interesting

  Discours sur le Style (1753)

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• You know that something is really well written when you have to think so little about the words that are coming out of your mouth and you're able to dwell in your own headspace to get there. It's very easy to recall and remember because it's written so well.

  Tom Weston-Jones

  Thinking, Mouths, Littles

  Source: collider.com

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• Most books reviews aren't very well-written. They tend to be more about the reviewer than the book.

  Tibor Fischer

  Book, Reviews, Wells

  "Better than Amis?" by Stephanie Merritt, www.theguardian.com. August 31, 2003.

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• When you see something that is well-written, the actors can get behind it.

  Julia Barr

  Actors, Wells, Behinds

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• I know it's boring to say this but I always start with the script. I mean if it's well written and it's a character that I haven't necessarily played before.

  Billy Bob Thornton

  Character, Mean, Scripts

  Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com

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• I curse in everyday life, but usually when I stub my toe. The topics I'm discussing, it's not necessary to curse. I found [cursing] is a sign that a joke is not finished or well-written.

  Jim Gaffigan

  Everyday, Toes, Topics

  "He's bringing home the bacon, from clubs to Super Bowl ads". "The Plain Dealer" Newspaper, February 9, 2007.

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• Only sing - don't do cheap songs, don't do silly songs, just do, just do wonderful songs that are well-written.

  Frank Sinatra

  Song, Silly, Wonderful

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• As a skilled psychologist, Dr. Reznick draws from her wealth of experience to offer children and parents a treasure trove of skills to relieve stress. She presents well-written, easy-to-follow tools to use in every situation. From visualization techniques to breathing exercises, Dr. Reznick taps the power of a child's imagination to ensure kids achieve peace and success.

  Judith Orloff

  Children, Stress, Kids

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• Most books are so well written they barely have any effect on the reader's senses

  Steve Aylett

  Book, Reader, Wells

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• Partisans present some of the most refreshing music I've heard in a long while, uncompromising, very well written and very well played. It demands serious attention. I hear in these players a sense of common purpose and resolve, and a strong command of a dialect uniquely suited to this music. It's heartening to hear music that looks to find its own particular place.

  Steve Swallow

  Strong, Player, Common Purpose

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• I improvise whenever I feel it's important, or whenever I think that something's there. It's nice to have a script that's so well-written that I don't have to improvise. I mean, I used to have to re-write whole movies; this is kind of nice.

  Bill Murray

  Nice, Writing, Mean

  Source: movieweb.com

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• What I like most: Reading well-written sources that take me to another world for hours at a time - and being able to call that work! Also, of course, finding a gem of information that is either exactly what I was looking for, or else fits perfectly into the story in some way.

  Linda Sue Park

  Reading, Information, Able

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• Although an impressive amount of business and social interaction takes place over the telephone and fax, by e-mail, or in person today, the well-written letter remains a staple of business success and one of the strongest connecting links between human beings.

  Rosalie Maggio

  Business Success, Fax, Links

  Rosalie Maggio (2009). “How to Say It, Third Edition: Choice Words, Phrases, Sentences, and Paragraphs for Every Situation”, p.11, Penguin

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• I dont think you ever get tired of the well-written, well-crafted songs.

  Brenda Lee

  Song, Tired, Thinking

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• Sometimes a song just has to cater to whatever's goin' on. A well-written song is a song that stays true to the subject.

  Dolly Parton

  Song, Sometimes, Stay True

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• I wish I could have a recurring role on 'Modern Family'. I think 'Modern Family' is the best comedy on television. It's extremely well written, extremely well acted and directed.

  Patti LuPone

  Thinking, Modern Family, Wish

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• If it's a really well written villain, he probably has more layers than the archetypal good person. So that would be very attractive to an actor. No one chooses to be a villain; it's usually a reaction to something else.

  Ben Kingsley

  Would Be, Actors, Layers

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• In a well-written book we are presented with the maturest reflections, or the happiest flights of a mind of uncommon excellence. It is impossible that we can be much accustomed to such companions without attaining some resemblance to them.

  William Godwin

  Book, Reflection, Mind

  William Godwin (1823). “The enquirer. Reflections on education, manners, and literature. In a series of essays”, p.29

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• Sir Francis Bacon observed that a well-written book, compared with its rivals and antagonists, is like Moses' serpent, that immediately swallowed up and devoured those of the Egyptians.

  Joseph Addison

  Book, Style, Rivals

  Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele (1852). “The Spectator”, p.15

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• Jeff Selingo is one of the most respected observers of American higher education...Not all will agree with his observations, conclusions, predictions and recommendations, but all will gain from this thoughtful, well-written, provocative volume. I highly recommend it.

  David J. Skorton

  Thoughtful, Gains, Provocative

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• Pavel Palazchenko has given us a well-written, inside account of Gorbachev's and Shevardnadze's diplomacy. Remarkably objective, it is full of insights, makes fascinating reading, and will also be a prime source for scholars long into the future.

  Jack F. Matlock, Jr.

  Reading, Long, Gorbachev

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• Any person that don't read at least one well-written country newspaper is not truly informed.

  Will Rogers

  Country, Newspapers, Wells

  Will Rogers (1979). “Will Rogers' Daily Telegrams: The Hoover years, 1931-1933”, Will Rogers Heritage Trust

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• When I went to Stan Lee - every time I was with Stan, I learned something every day. When I would do a pencil job, if I didn't have much faith in it I would hand it in and invariably Stan would make it look like it was a well-written and well-planned-out story. It made me tell people, 'If you want to become an artist, go to work at Marvel. Stan will turn you into a storyteller.'

  John Romita, Sr.

  Jobs, Book, Artist

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• Ben Bova seems to work very hard at working in new discoveries into his Glum Future but alas, his future is glum and not that well written.

  James Nicoll

  Discovery, Wells, New Discoveries

  Usenet article, 2005.

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• A poor idea well written is more likely to be accepted than a good idea poorly written

  Isaac

  Ideas, Accepted, Poor

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